Valve



L. C. RIPLEY Ma s 1924.

VALVE Filed April 20. 1921 Qyvuenfoz Patented May 6, 1924.

UNETED STATES LEONARD C. RIPLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, 1 PENNSYLVANIA.

- nave Application filed April 20,1921. 7 Serial in 462,862.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEONARD C. RIPLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Valves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new'and improved valve.

The main object of the invention is to provide a valve especially designed to be used in connection with oil compartments and which is particularly adapted to be used 1 in connection with the oil compartments of ships to automatically permit the escape of gas from the oil" compartment and at the same time prevent water or foreign matter from entering the same.

further object of the invention is to provide a valve of the above type which, in addition to providing-means to automati cally permit the escape of gas from the oil compartment includes, in combination with said means, a vacuum valve to permit the intake of air into the compartment when the same is being emptied.

A still further object of the invention is" to provide a valve that is designed for the above purpose that is simple in construction, strong and durable and which it is believed may be manufactured at a reasonably low cost.

Various other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

In the drawings 2- Figure 1 15 a view in vert cal cross section of my invention showing the same as in its preferred embodiment.

Figure 2 is a view in horizontal cross section taken on line 22 of Figure 1. y

In describing my invention in detail,

designates the weather deck of a vessel or any other suitable supporting structure that 3 is provided with an opening 11 which communicates with an oil compartment. cured to the deck 10 -as at 12 about the opening llfis a circular ring or collar 13 whose upper and outer surface is screw threaded as at 14 for the purpose that will presently appear.

The body portion 15 of the valve casing proper is provided at its lower end with an annular flange 16 from which depends a circular collar 17 which is internally screw threaded as at 18 for engagement with the upper; and outer edge of the ring or collar l3'a's clearly shown in Figure 1. In other words, by this arrangement the main or body 15 can be screwed upon the ring or collar 13 so as to firmly maintain the valve casing in position. v

The diameter of the valve casing 15 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the ring or collar 13,as shown in Figure 1, so as to provide an annular shoulder 17' at the lower end thereof which serves the purposethat will presently appear. 7 Intermediate its ends and on its outer surface-,the body portion 15 is provided with is limited as is clearly shown in Figure 1.

The valve member 22 carries a depending stem 23 that is slidablymounted through an opening 24 in a cross head 25 that is fixedly carried by the body member 15 as at 26, on"the shoulder 17' and the valve is normallyheld in its uppermost position, that is, in engagement with thevalve seat 21 by means of an expansion spring 27 that bears against the valve and the intermediate portion of the cross head 25. As will be observed upon reference to Figures 1 and 2, the valve member '22. is provided with vertical openings 28 that are always open and permit communication between the lower and upper portions of the body member 15. When in a seated or closed position, the valve member 22 is of such construction that it will close the horizontal openings 20 but when in an unseated or open position, it will be observed that air may enter the openings 20 and pass into the lower portion of the body member 15 and hence through the ring or collar 13 and the opening 11 through an oil compartment, through the vertical opening 28 or about the valve member. The valve member 22 is adapted to be automatically unseated or opened when a vacuum is created in the oil compartment 39 is interposed 'betvveenfthe h'cofd'c'i; 32 and the pressure,acfiu'atedjv'alve ijfiojs'ofas to normally maintain the valve in fa lfeat ed position. Y i. V V

l/Vhen a pressure is generated non-1 the p LforLt'Hesaid upper valveincluding a hood tical openings 28 of the valve member 22 so as 'to permit air to iente1" the oi l compartment' ahd "thus facilitate the Withdrawal of the oil therefrom. H

The inner surface of the upper end of the body member 15 is formed to a valve seat 29 for the reception of acrovvn-shape pres: sure actuated valve member 30 and the outer surface of the body member adjacent the valve seat is screw threaded as at 81 for the'purpose that'will presently appear.

A circular hood or cover is provided I v or circumferential Head 1s formed to a depending 'a'linul'ar flange 33 which overlies the upper portion of the body member 15 as clearly shown 1111* igure 1.

Thehood. er' 'c'ovel- :32 is fui-tnerprovi'ded,

on its under side "andln spa c jrelati'on'jto the ,flange'133, with a "sec'ondjjannula r flange 34.- ofless diameter thah theflangeBi-lyvhich is provide'd'wi'th internal screw t'hrea'ds 35 whereby the hood ci cov'er, can be eived upon theupperiend of the bodyme as clearly shown in Figure 1. Horizontal op ning-s 36 are lp'r'c'vidd in the annular j flangefi to be above thei' pperfend ofthe body member 15am normally fopen.

Adjacent manual point on the under side thereof, the hood or cover .32 i's prq idjd V with an inverted'socket B'Twhichis adapted to receive the upwardly p'ibjecting shai ik '38 of thepressure"actuatedfvalve 30gsjo asfto maintain the valve in withithe valve'seat'at'all times. hnjexpaiijs on's oil compartment, it "will ajct through the verthrough the horizontal openings 36 in the flange 34- It will be observed that byrea'son of the *position'of the-depending flange 33 o f'the amat- "see, it will be noted that the "valve member 22vvill 'not become unseated when there is any flangeot Water entering the openovertl-i-e deck of the vessel Will not enter the oil compartment and Will be deflected away from the openings 36. It will also be observed that if any Water should enter the openings 36 that by reason of the crown shapebfthe valve member 30, it Would run off again through the openings and would not accumulate on topot the valve.

.I'asrnuchas the oil within the compartnot dis'p'en's'ecl when the vessel is at in sv20- a. o men the foregoing'it is believed that the advantages and novel features or my infveiitio'ii willf'b'e readily understood andthererole further detailed description is deemed 1ini S fy- "'What'is claimed-'isz A j'devic'e of'the character specified compr'is'inga tubular valve'body having the bore providedfwith vertically spaced upper and lower valve'sea'ts and having'th'e side Wall pierced XS 1th air inlet openings hav ng their innerterniini in the surface of the lower seat, a pressure actuated valve enga'glng the upper seat, a vacuum actuated valve engagt'he rowe seat and normally closing the "said air; inlets o'ropenings, said vacuum actufated valve bfeihgpierced With vertical pressure-passages discharging upon the lower 'Srd/eof the upper or pressure actuated valve,

annular downwardly sloping flange glthe valve body below the said air enm-"g tnd valve tenslonmg means and "a Iiavingpres'sme outlet openings and. an integral depend ng flange disposed forwardly of thesaido ltlet and the said inlet openingsin'co-o-perativerelation to the said slop ingfia-n'ge to provide a shield for deflecting water away from the said openings.

Tn testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEONARD" o. RiP'L'EY. 

